Pandavapura, October 6: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra here, participating in a public event of the party after a long gap. Amid cheers and slogan-shouting by party workers, Sonia Gandhi walked besides her son Rahul Gandhi and other leaders for a few kilometres in Mandya district of Karnataka. A number of senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah and PCC president D K Shivakumar, walked along with the Gandhis. Rajasthan Congress Crisis: Sonia Gandhi to Decide on Chief Minister Within a Day or Two, Says Party GS KC Venugopal.

Security personnel had a tough time controlling the crowds which jostled to get a glimpse of the Congress president. This is the first time that Sonia Gandhi has joined a public event after recovering from COVID-19 earlier this year. The Congress president had contracted coronavirus twice and was also hospitalised. Sonia Gandhi has not been electioneering or participating in public events of the party for a long time due to health reasons. Bharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi’s Padyatra Energises Congress Workers in Karnataka.

Sonia Gandhi Joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka:

She had last participated in a roadshow in Varanasi in August 2016 where she sustained a shoulder injury and later underwent a surgery. The 3,570 km long Bharat Jodo Yatra began from Kanyakumari on September 8. With the Yatra, the Congress said it wants to combat the alleged divisive politics of the BJP-led Central government.

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